Josephine Patten-Walsh , BACP

Josephine Patten-Walsh frames therapy as a practical and compassionate way to face difficulties, manage emotional strain, and recover from painful experiences. She creates a calm, supportive environment where people can explore their emotions, work on relationships, and reduce unhelpful behaviours, whether the need is short-term problem solving or longer-term personal development.

Trained to work with adults, adolescents, couples and clinical supervisees, she brings trauma-informed methods to her practice, including training in AEDP - an integrative approach that links neurobiology with traditional psychotherapy. Josephine is also trained in contemporary cognitive behavioural techniques and uses creative interventions as appropriate, and she holds enhanced DBS status for work with children and vulnerable adults.

Josephine has BACP accreditation, which means she has demonstrated professional competence within the British Association for Counselling and Psychotherapy ethical framework. She also holds a Clinical Supervision Qualification, reflecting her training to support other practitioners. Her experience includes direct work and training related to complex situations such as crime, domestic abuse and interactions with the criminal justice system.

She supports people dealing with loss, bereavement and major life changes, relationship difficulties including betrayal and intimacy concerns, trauma and abuse, addictions, grief, anxiety, sleep problems, parenting and family issues, and challenges linked to neurodivergence. Josephine has researched the mental health impact of neurodivergence as part of her counselling degree and maintains an interest in PTSD, complex trauma and minority stress related to migration and diversity.

Therapeutic Approaches and Online Support

Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, often called ACT, helps people notice difficult thoughts and feelings without being driven by them, and focuses on choosing actions that align with personal values; it can be useful for anxiety, stress and ongoing life challenges. Attachment-Based Therapy explores how early relationship patterns influence current connections and emotional responses, helping people improve intimacy, trust and family dynamics. Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, or CBT, works by identifying unhelpful thought and behaviour patterns and developing practical strategies to shift them, which can assist with anxiety, low mood, sleep difficulties and compulsive behaviours.

Finding the right therapeutic approach is part of the process rather than a one-time decision. Josephine works collaboratively with each person to determine which methods fit their needs, goals and preferences, adapting techniques as the work develops so the plan reflects what is most helpful.

Online therapy offers practical flexibility - sessions can take place by video call, phone, live chat or text-based messaging, making it easier to fit therapy around work, family and other commitments. These options allow licensed professionals and therapists to offer consistent support across different formats, which can help people access care in a way that feels most manageable for them.